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A Moabite woman, sister-in-law of Ruth, who returns to her own people rather than accompanying Naomi back to Bethlehem

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Chilion

Introduction

A Moabite woman, sister-in-law of Ruth, who returns to her own people rather than accompanying Naomi back to Bethlehem

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This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.

Sources

  1. The Oxford Bible Commentary (scholarly)
  2. Book of Ruth (primary text)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.